LISLE OFFICER CREDITED WITH SAVING DINER`S LIFE

A 12-year Lisle Police Department veteran was credited with possibly saving the life of a restaurant patron who was unconscious after choking on a piece of food when the officer arrived.

While on patrol, Officer James Kosatka was called to Rayme`s Restaurant on Wednesday afternoon and found Lillian Crook, 83, of Oak Lawn, unconscious. According to police reports, Kosatka used the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge food from her throat, and helped paramedics from the Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District revive her and take her to Edward Hospital, Naperville. She was reported in good condition Wednesday evening.